French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | cale | calais | calerai | calerais | cale | calasse | ||
| tu | cales | calais | caleras | calerais | cales | calasses | ||
| il | cale | calait | calera | calerait | cale | calât | ||
| nous | calons | calions | calerons | calerions | calions | calassions | ||
| vous | calez | caliez | calerez | caleriez | caliez | calassiez | ||
| ils | calent | calaient | caleront | caleraient | calent | calassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai calé | avais calé | aurai calé | aurais calé | aie calé | eusse calé | ||
| tu | as calé | avais calé | auras calé | aurais calé | aies calé | eusses calé | ||
| il | a calé | avait calé | aura calé | aurait calé | ait calé | eût calé | ||
| nous | avons calé | avions calé | aurons calé | aurions calé | ayons calé | eussions calé | ||
| vous | avez calé | aviez calé | aurez calé | auriez calé | ayez calé | eussiez calé | ||
| ils | ont calé | avaient calé | auront calé | auraient calé | aient calé | eussent calé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | calai | eus calé | (tu) | cale | Present | calant | ||
| tu | calas | eus calé | (nous) | calons | Past | calé | ||
| il | cala | eut calé | (vous) | calez | Perfect | ayant calé | ||
| nous | calâmes | eûmes calé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | calâtes | eûtes calé | (tu) | aie calé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | calèrent | eurent calé | (nous) | ayons calé | avoir calé | |||
| (vous) | ayez calé | |||||||
Caler is a regular -er verb.



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